There there will be several formal and informal assessment throughout this unit. To assess the student's understanding of the material, there are at least one type of assessment each class so that I can keep track of the student's learning.
Formative assessment is incorporated into daily lessons, and will be completed using the following methods:
Identifying and addressing student misconceptions presented in warm-ups, group work, and discussion.
Reviewing and providing feedback on worksheets, questions, and homework where incorrect answers and/or incomplete understanding is present.
Monitoring student involvement in group work, activities, and labs.
It is important for formative assessment to take place on a daily basis because it provides the information needed to adjust teaching and learning as it is happening. These adjustments will help keep students on the right track by making sure their understanding is progressing throughout the unit and they are working towards achieving the learning goals. Formative assessment allows me to see how students are learning and the paths they are taking to get to that final point of understanding, rather than waiting until the end of the unit and having one of two outcomes -- they get it or they don't, and at this point it is usually too late to go back and reteach.
I have also included a variety of assessment methods to ensure all students have a fair chance as showing that they understand the material. A good portion of the assessments are hands-on projects that the students will partake in. I feel that these assessment show higher level skills that my students will be able to reach. Those students that cannot reach these high standards, will have modified assessments of the same form. The final summative assessment will be in the form of a test that will assess the students on all of the topics in a variety of depths.\
Formative assessment is incorporated into daily lessons, and will be completed using the following methods:
- Identifying and addressing student misconceptions presented in warm-ups, group work, and discussion.
- Reviewing and providing feedback on worksheets, questions, and homework where incorrect answers and/or incomplete understanding is present.
- Monitoring student involvement in group work, activities, and labs.
It is important for formative assessment to take place on a daily basis because it provides the information needed to adjust teaching and learning as it is happening. These adjustments will help keep students on the right track by making sure their understanding is progressing throughout the unit and they are working towards achieving the learning goals. Formative assessment allows me to see how students are learning and the paths they are taking to get to that final point of understanding, rather than waiting until the end of the unit and having one of two outcomes -- they get it or they don't, and at this point it is usually too late to go back and reteach.I have also included a variety of assessment methods to ensure all students have a fair chance as showing that they understand the material. A good portion of the assessments are hands-on projects that the students will partake in. I feel that these assessment show higher level skills that my students will be able to reach. Those students that cannot reach these high standards, will have modified assessments of the same form. The final summative assessment will be in the form of a test that will assess the students on all of the topics in a variety of depths.\
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